My work as a director was often between persistence and compromise; it was endless joy.

Biography

Lai Kai-keung entered the film industry in 1984, following the footsteps of older brother Ivan Lai Kai-ming. He started as continuity person, switching to assistant director in 1985, working with such directors as Danny Lee, Terry Tong, Ronny Yu, John Woo, Tsui Hark, Corey Yuen and Yuen Wo-ping. He also assistant-directed brother Ivan Lai’s The Blue Jean Monster (1991) and Erotic Ghost Story III (1992).

He made his debut as director with Ghost House : A True Story (1994), followed by Love, Guns & Glass (1995, co-directed with Ivan Lai) and Yu Pui Tsuen III (1996).